NEUTRON REACTOR HAVING A Xe$sup 135$ SHIELD

Patent · 28 October 1957

OSTI ID:4321375

Stanton, H E

Shielding for reactors of the type in which the fuel is a chain reacting liquid composition comprised essentially of a slurry of fissionable and fertile material suspended in a liquid moderator is discussed. The neutron reflector comprises a tank containing heavy water surrounding the reactor, a shield tank surrounding the reflector, a gamma ray shield surrounding said shield tank, and a means for conveying gaseous fission products, particularly Xe/sup 135/, from the reactor chamber to the shield tank, thereby serving as a neutron shield by capturing the thermalized neutrons that leak outwardly from the shield tank.

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-12-004643
• Assignee: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
• Patent Number(s): US 2811487
• OSTI ID: 4321375
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

CAPTURE
FISSIONABLE MATERIALS
FUEL ELEMENTS
GAMMA RADIATION
GASES
LEAKS
LIQUIDS
MODERATORS
PATENT
PATENTS
REACTORS
REFLECTORS
SHIELDING
SLURRIES
THERMAL NEUTRONS
XENON 135